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Welcome to Argyle Veterinary Hospital.

24 Hour Emergency Vet Service, staffed by dedicated professional veterinary specialists committed to the health of your pet. Conveniently located in the Dallas Fort Worth, DFW Metroplex of North Texas. Browse our website to read about our newly remodeled veterinary surgery hospital as well as reading about the latest technology, veterinary supplies, news and treatments in veterinary medicine for your horse, dog, cat, puppy, kitten, equine, or special exotic animal friend.

Providing online articles and video clips for the health care of your pet. Classified ads- Lost and Found Pets- Dogs, Cats, Horses for Sale, convenient client online forms, Order your veterinary products and supplies online, Feature Health Care articles and a veterinary clinic dictionary of common terminology.

Staff:
John F. Bitter DVM
Dean H Clardy DVM
Melissa Pearson DVM
Melinda Krpan DVM
Ryan Royse DVM
Marta LaColla DVM



Hours:
Mon-Wed 7:00-5:30
Thurs 7:00-5:30
Fri 7:00-5:30
Sat 8:00-12:00

24 Hour Emergency Service

Argyle Veterinary Hospital
410 F.M. 407 E
Argyle, Texas, 76226

Phone: 940.464.3231
Fax: 940.464.3823

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Please donate your old, used unwanted comfortors, towels and sleeping bags for our hospital animals. We recycle them and use them to make bedding for our hospital patients.

Pet Travel Tips

  • Make sure all pets’ vaccines are current and you have a copy of the vaccine record
  • Carry a copy of the records for special need pets
  • Refill all medications 1-2 weeks prior to the trip and also purchase sedatives if needed
  • Make sure your pet has proper ID or a microchip
  • If flying, make sure the pet has a health certificate within 10 days of travel
  • Take smaller practice trips to make sure the pet can travel
  • Make sure the hotels that you are staying at allow pets
  • Take leashes and pet carriers
  • During the trip, allow the dog to urinate frequently, give them water, and take bags for stool pick-up
  • Take the pets’ food, bowls, and if a cat, their litter box with litter
  • If you are boarding your dog, make sure that their Bordatella vaccine is administered at least 2 weeks prior to boarding
  • Have a pet first-aid kit in the vehicle

New Articles in our Pet and Equine Library:
- Protect Your Pet on the 4th of July
- Vaccine Against Canine Flu
- Treating Separation Anxiety
- SA and Bad Behavior
- Tips to Identify SA
- Reconcile 2008
- Microchipping
- Summer Tips
- Spay and Neuter
- Dental FAQ's
- Fleas and Ticks - Tiny Pests
- Obesity in Pets
- Puppy and Kitten 101
- An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure
- HYPP - Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
- Laminitis in Horses
- Body Condition Score for Horses
- Rattlesnake Vaccination
- Acupuncture
- Equine Vaccination Schedule
- Red Cross Press Release
- Thanksgiving Hazards
- Christmas Hazards
- Accupuncture in the Horse
- Horse Emergencies
- Grooming
- Coccidiosis
- HookWorms
- RoundWorms
- Pet Aging
- Spay and Neutering
- Heat Stroke
- Equine Deworming
- Dog Vaccinations
- Cat Vaccinations
- Kitten Information
- Equine Ulcers
- Osteoarthritis
- Heartworm Protocals
- Fleas and Ticks
- Welcome to Argyle Vet

 

Handy Health Links:
West Nile Virus
Veterinary Approved Horse Health Articles


HomeAgain® is an advanced pet identification and retrieval system that provides

  • Permanent Pet Identification
  • National enrollment in pet recovery database
  • 24/7/365 recovery center

 


2nd Annual Event Scheduled - Oct 11 2008
Ride For Strides is a fundraising event for SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center. SpiritHorse enriches the lives of children through interaction with horses and the caring volunteers that give their time to the program. This 501(c)charity works with children with physical disabilities, abused children, those in alternative schools and those in trouble with the law. Through its 5 years of operation, SpiritHorse has helped 38 children speak the first word of their lives, 30 children walk for the first time, and 28 children sit up for the first time on one of our ponies. Read more about SpiritHorse...

 Hospital Headline News

Additional Services AVH offers
  • Acupuncture
  • Chiropractics
  • In house specialty lameness evaluation/corrective shoeing
  • Pet First Aid Classes
  • Referral Plan
  • Monthly lectures
  • Dog Obedience Classes - email: alligfrm@yahoo.com
  • 6 Doctor practice
  • Digital radiography
  • We now Offer Grooming/bathing, clipping for your Canine and Feline friends!
Dear AVH Clients:

Argyle Veterinary Hospital is pleased to announce the installation of the industry’s leading digital radiography (DR) technology, the RapidStudy DR system from Eklin Medical Systems. We would like to offer you the availability of this new radiography technology to assist in the diagnoses and treatment of your horses.

Just as digital cameras have revolutionized photography, the Eklin RapidStudy DR system provides us with a radiographic image that can be viewed within seconds on a high- resolution monitor without need for film development. The Eklin DR system also offers sophisticated image processing tools, providing us with much greater depth of information which can be enlarged or manipulated for far better detail. Images can be stored, archived or sent to you for further evaluation using the Eklin PACS (pictures archiving and communication system), which we based on DICOM standards used by hospitals and clinics around the world.

In addition, AVH is equally proud to announce that Dr. Mark Crabill formerly of Lone Star Park will be available for consultation and elective surgery by appointment, effective December 1, 2007. We feel strongly that the addition of this state of the art diagnostic capability, in conjunction with our new equine surgical suite greatly enhances our ability to provide complete medical and surgical care to your horse. Regardless of the service you need, we know how important it is for your horse to regain its health and athletic ability. We are committed to the healthcare of your horse and finding timely medical solutions.

Please call us at 940.464.3231 if you have any further questions or whenever we can be of assistance to you.

Best regards,
John F. Bitter DVM, CEO





Health Spotlight
ACUPUNCTURE AS A TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN IN HORSES

Horses, like humans, can experience back pain. It usually develops over long periods of time until symptoms become obvious. Many times, back problems may become suddenly noticeable after a fall or accident, aggravating the pain. It can cause poor performance, temperament issues, difficulty in collecting, keeping a lead and /or changing gaits. Horses can have primary back pain due to injury or congenital defect to the spine or musculature of the back. Horses also frequently develop secondary back pain subsequent to a primary orthopedic condition that results in lameness. Lameness can cause alteration in carriage of the affected limb, which can injure the paraspinal musculature of the back.

Muscle hypertonicity is the most common palpable abnormality in horses with acute or chronic back pain (Haussler, 2007). It can be represented by localized taunt bands of muscle contracture, known as trigger points, or it can affect a whole muscle belly. Chronic trigger points cause muscle weakness, shortening and stiffness. They can be extremely uncomfortable when palpated, triggering acute myofascial pain. When a larger area is more severely affected with hypertonicity it is called a muscle spasm. A muscle spasm can cause substantial pain and loss of muscle function.

The veterinarian’s knowledge of the muscular anatomy will help identify which muscles are primarily affected. As the definitive diagnosis of back pain remains difficult, treatments are usually supportive. Several methods of treatment can be used for back pain, including medical (NSAIDS, steroids, muscle relaxants), chiropractics, massage therapy and acupuncture. Acupuncture is becoming both more available and more accepted for treatment of back pain in horses, especially with chronic pain.

Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific locations to produce therapeutic effects. There are different modalities involving acupuncture, such as, eletroacupuncture and aquapuncture. Electroacupuncture involves passing a mild electric current through needles on acupuncture points while aquapuncture is the inclusion of different substances, such as vitamin B12 to be injected specifically at the target site. The result of acupuncture is pain management through endorphin and serotonin release. The benefits of acupuncture are many, as it can either be a corollary treatment to more traditional medications or can be a stand alone therapy that diminishes the need for systemic drug therapy. In show horses, where it is illegal to use drugs around show time, acupuncture can be the only effective way to manage back pain. Pain relief can be immediate although the effectiveness might have variable durations. Generally, it is necessary to perform treatments monthly for the first two or three months and then at 8 to 12 weeks intervals. In more severe cases, it might be necessary to start with weekly treatments.

Marta LaColla, DVM

Dr. LaColla can be reached at Argyle Veterinary Hospital at either WWW.ARGYLEVET.COM or directly at 940.464.3231

 




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